[Koralatov]

I'm slightly confused. I own a graphite clamshell, and it's definitely got white plastic. Yet some of the other graphites that appear on eBay seem to have a pearlescent finish, such as the one available in this auction: Apple iBook Clamshell in Graphite on eBay, iBook, Apple Macintosh, Computing (item 320150236913 end time 24-Aug-07 16:31:45 BST)

My question is, did they make two types of graphite clamshell, or is it just that I'm imagining things/the photo is misleading?

[shifuimam]

That's the original iBook SE. You'll notice it only has a 366Mhz G3, as opposed to the 466MHz found in the last-revision key lime and graphite clamshells. The solid white "ice" plastics were introduced with the 366Mhz FireWire iBooks, which were available in key lime and indigo. Previously, the plastics were translucent (almost transparent) with a metallic shielding underneath them to make the casing appear silvery.

The graphite plastics were only available with the 366MHz SE and the 466MHz SE (FireWire).

[Koralatov]

Originally Posted by shifuimam 

That's the original iBook SE. You'll notice it only has a 366Mhz G3, as opposed to the 466MHz found in the last-revision key lime and graphite clamshells. The solid white "ice" plastics were introduced with the 366Mhz FireWire iBooks, which were available in key lime and indigo. Previously, the plastics were translucent (almost transparent) with a metallic shielding underneath them to make the casing appear silvery.

The graphite plastics were only available with the 366MHz SE and the 466MHz SE (FireWire).

I did suspect that the fact it was a 366MHz had something to do with it.

Thanks for the answer, shifuimam; your clamshell knowledge is peerless!